1. List THREE ways of committing a crime under Australia's Copyright Act. - Using someone’s copyrighted material without the owner’s permission (Infringement of Copyright, 2009)
- Commercially copying and distributing illegal copies of CDs, DVDs or software, also known as piracy (Infringement of Copyright, 2009)
- Playing or sharing copyrighted material to the public without the owner’s permission.
2. Explain why shareware is cheaper than commercial software packages.
Is cheaper than commercial software packages as it is a technique for others to try out their software as it is less well known. To get people to try the shareware as an alternative to commercial software packages.
3. Describe the technology developed by one Australian company to reduce software piracy.
4. Why is copyright a major problem to multimedia publishers?
5. Do you think it is right to copy software without the permission of the author? Justify your answer.
No, it's not because it does not enable the author to receive the rights that they are entitled to by copyright.
6. What are the legal issues surrounding software and the internet? In particular, look at sites from which software may be downloaded eg. and list the types of software available on such sites. Search for the Australian Copyright Council's site and see what you can discover about the rights of software designers when their software is made available on the Internet.
- Using someone’s copyrighted material without the owner’s permission (Infringement of Copyright, 2009)
- Commercially copying and distributing illegal copies of CDs, DVDs or software, also known as piracy (Infringement of Copyright, 2009)
- Playing or sharing copyrighted material to the public without the owner’s permission.
2. Explain why shareware is cheaper than commercial software packages.
Is cheaper than commercial software packages as it is a technique for others to try out their software as it is less well known. To get people to try the shareware as an alternative to commercial software packages.
3. Describe the technology developed by one Australian company to reduce software piracy.
4. Why is copyright a major problem to multimedia publishers?
5. Do you think it is right to copy software without the permission of the author? Justify your answer.
No, it's not because it does not enable the author to receive the rights that they are entitled to by copyright.
6. What are the legal issues surrounding software and the internet? In particular, look at sites from which software may be downloaded eg. and list the types of software available on such sites. Search for the Australian Copyright Council's site and see what you can discover about the rights of software designers when their software is made available on the Internet.